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I am as mysterious to myself as I am mysterious to others.

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In the political confusion and the torrid heat, I convinced myself that Madrid was the world's stomach and that I had been chosen for the task of restoring this digestive organ to health.

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I suppose what I believe in is peaceful anarchy.

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Sentimentality is a form of fatigue.

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I didn't have time to be anybody's muse; I was too busy rebelling against my parents and learning to be an artist.

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One is born, one lives, one dies. What death is, I don't know.

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Everyone's had an interesting life. Unless they're interested in business or something.

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You don't decide to paint. It's like getting hungry and going to the kitchen to eat. It's a need, not a choice.

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I have always thought - and a lot of people won't agree with this - that we're incredibly driven by fear, basically. Aren't we? It's awful to be frightened. I think it's a very strong, very powerful thing, fear.

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I hated being in a convent. It's another form of power. Manipulation. Because who can say - one God for the whole universe? I think there must be millions of gods! And they're not all of them very nice.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Artist

Born: April 6th, 1917

Died: May 25th, 2011

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